Fountain comb



Dec. 22, 1925- 1,566,886

G. C. LILLIE FOUNTAIN 00MB Filed Jan. 28, 1925 Patented Dec. 22, 1925. l1,566,886

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE C. LILLIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOUNTAIN COMB.

Application led January 28, 1925. Serial No. 5,244.

To all whom, t may concern: 'hollow teeth 6 and extending into the saidBe it known that I, GEORGE C. LILLIE, a body 1. citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at The wicks protrude slightly through Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State lateral perforaticns 7 formed in the teeth, 456 of Illinois, have invented certain new and the free ends of the teethbeing formed with useful Improvements in Fountain Combs, of longitudinalports 8 beyond the ends of the which the following is a specification.wicks through which ports the liquid carried This invention relates toimprovements in by the wicks may seep out. The teeth 6 are fountaincombs adapted especially for the integral with the bar 9 that isremovably 50 10 hygienic treatment of the scalp and hair, for secured ina slotted portion l0 of the body administering hair dyes, hair tonics,water l and the wicks 5 extend through the conand for treatments of thehair and scalp tracted perorations 11 in said bar and in generally.Simplicity inconstruction, efthel upper ends of the teeth whereby theticiency in operation and cheapness of manwicks are securely retained inoperative posi- 55 15 ufacture are objects attained. tion.

With the foregoing and other obieets in lVhen the hollow body 1 isprovided with view the invention consists in the combina- Sulicientliquid the same is absorbed by the tion and arrangement of parts to beherewiel-:s 5 and as the hair or scalp is combed inafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the the. wicks pass the liquid out over thehair, a 6U appended claims and illustrated in the accetain amount ot'ivthe liquid passing out companying drawing which forms a part through theports 8 also.

of this application and in WhichlVhat is claimed is Fig. 1 is a view ofmy improved fountain 1. In a fountain comb, a hollowl body, a comb inside elevation. handle therefor, hollow teeth removably car- 65 Fig. 2is a cross section taken ou line 2-2 ried by said comb, and wickscarried by said ot Fig. 1. teeth and extending into the said hollow Fig.3 is a section taken on line 3--3 ot. body F ig. 2. 2. In a fountaincomb, a hollow body, a

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on lira vhandle therefor, a tooth barremovably car- 70 4-4 of Fig. 2. ried by said body and formed with aplu- Lilte reference characters denote corrality of perforations, hollowteeth integral responding parts throughout the several with said toothbar and formed with conviews. tracted longitudinal ports at their freeends The reference numeral l denotes the-holand with lateral slots, andwicks carried in 75 low body of the comb to which the handle the hollowportions of said teeth and extend- 2 is releasably secured and which isproing through the perforations in said tooth vided with a fillingorifice normally closed bar into said body. by the cap 3, an air vent 4contiguous to said In testimony that -I claim the. foregoingf fillingorifice being provided to ermit the as my own I have hereto affixed mysgna- 80 liquid contents of the body 1 to ow out, or ture.

` seep out, through the wicks 5 carried in the GEORGE C. LILLIE.

